Attorney Brad Miller rejects 'charter fan' label

Thompson school board could make hire on Wednesday

By Alex Burness Reporter-Herald Staff Writer

Posted:
02/04/2014 10:26:52 PM MST

Colorado Springs attorney Brad Miller said Tuesday he feels the Thompson School District community has widely mischaracterized him as a charter school crusader, when, in reality, he plans to support Thompson in any endeavor and without bias.

"I am a fan of my clients and my clients' interests," he said. "So, if I have a charter school as my client, I'm a fan. But I'm not a vagabond charter school creator. I'm a highly competent, highly experienced board attorney who helps his client achieve their goals."

On Wednesday, Thompson's school board may decide to officially hire Miller for representation separate from the counsel already provided to the district's administration.

Miller promised that, if hired, he would not try to push any personal agenda.

"I would love for the world to understand that, if you hire me, my role is to be your biggest fan, your biggest supporter and your best adviser," he said. "If you're a charter school or a school district, I'm agnostic. I do the best for my clients than I can."

In December, Miller disassociated from Charter School Solutions, an advocacy group he co-founded with Denise Mund, who currently advises Loveland Classical Schools. Despite his ties to Mund (and her ties to Thompson), Miller said he's had no professional interaction with any Thompson school.

As evidence to his impartiality in school law, Miller pointed to a 2011 case he won on behalf of Falcon School District 49, in which he fought to withdraw the approval of a charter school that had failed to uphold its contractual obligations.

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Miller said his "crowning achievement" has been Falcon Virtual Academy, an online school that, with his counsel, has quickly ascended the state performance rankings.

"We took the steps with this public school -- not a charter school, not an innovation school -- and made it the best online school in the state," he said.

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